St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-24

The Northern Pacific resumed through busi-
ness yesterday. The steamer Helena was Sc
cured and transfer of all passengers. bag
gage, express and mails was to be made i'm
mediately. A good many passengers that
have been detained in St. Paul have gone on
and instruction has been sent to all agents
that thel Inc is open tor all kinds of business
The gorge in the river above Bismarck is
solid.
The Chicago, Burlington 6 Northern is to
build another Mississippi bridge at Dubuque.
Surveys have been made. 1t will be south of
the present bridge. By az agreement with
Mr.. Stickney, of the Minnesota g. Northwest
ern, it can use the latter's track for fifty
miles west towards Dakota, where it is point
ing.
The earnings of the Northern Pacific for
the week ending March 21 were as follows:
Freight, 1885, 6O2 against l23, 0SO for the same
week last year; passengers. S4S,470 against
S56,623 for the same week last year. The
totals are $197,670 for this year against S123.-
0S0 for the corresponding week last year.
A. A. Rosendahl, of Spring Grove, ewent
West yesterday on the Northern Pacific with
party OF ten families to join the Spring
Grove colony, located at Taylor Stark county.
He reports that considerable accessions to
the colony may be expected during the spring
months
The Winona Republican puts it this way:
"Does this town want a southwestern rail
way, anyway? 1t way be well to answer this
question in definite way before attempting
to enlist the aid of neighbors who are more
in earnest on the subject than we.''
G. G. Kimball, the Oldest railroad ticket
broker in st. Paul, having been here for fif-
teen or twenty years. has quit the business.
He is satisfied that under the present laws
there issno money in the business for him.
The railroad commissioners were in con-
sultatiOn yesterday with Messrs Marvel, of
the Manitoba, and Winter, of the Omaha rail-
road, on points involved in the workings of
the new railroad laws, state and national.
Rev. W. S. Lumpkin, of Atlanta, Ca, was
visiting the Northern Pacific emigration
headquarters, with a view of looking up a
suitable location for number of families
from Georgia. YsF
The Minnesota commissioners have decided
that the railroads cannot issue half faro
passes to ministers of the gospel, but that
ther can give them full passes.
The appointment of commissioners under
the interstate commerce law by the president
seems to give the railroad men in St. Paul
satisfaction.
Mr.. Thrall, Of the Northern Pacific. was
going through the pleasing duty of oneninp
letters yesterday containing returned
passes.
]. T. Clark, of the Omaha road, has gone to
Milwaukee to attend The meeting of the gen.
eral freight agents now being held there.
Fifty-one persons from Tennessee will he
here to-day and will go over the Northern
Pacific road to Washington Territory.
The Wisconsin Central road has reduced the
sleeping car rates to Ashland from So to 81 SO
with no "tips'' to porters.
The sale of tickets on the jamestown &
Northern branch Of the Northern Pacific has
been resumed.
The local rate sheet association of St. Paul
and minneapolis Will hold meeting to-day.
George II. smith, general western agent OF
the Merchants Dispatch, is in st. Paul.
General Manager Harris of the Rnrington
s. Northern, returned yesterday.
Mr.. Dixon, of the Milwaukee & St. Paul,
has returned from Chicago.
General Superintendent Egan, of the Mani.
toba, has gone to Dakota
All the railroad officials are very busy
figuring out the tariffs.